Not a good year so far but question is to turn pump on tomorrow or not??????

[cpmaple]

Gonna get down to 30 tonight my question is to run the pump tomorrow or not gonna hit 39 they say. So far this season all it has been is a waste of gas running the vac pump. 280 gallons of sap so far not good. I guess I will see what the temps are in the morning since the pump ran all day today an only pulled in 25gals. what would everyone else do???????????

[Russell Lampron]

My pump is electric so I don't have to chase gas. That being said if the temp is going to be above freezing the pump is on. I have had days where it only brings in 25 gallons and it seems like a waste of electricity but it all adds up and when averaged out over the whole season the syrup that I get more than pays for the electricity. If I had to buy the gas I might think twice about it but would probably run it anyway. The season is only so long and if the sap does run and you didn't run the pump......

[adk1]

Cpmaple, same here. Ran my pump from 7am till 7pm and only got 25 gallons or so. I tell yeah my trees are still half froze or more, have yet to have a decent run